Uncertainty again faces 3,600 jobs at Bombardier in Belfast after the Canadian planemaker said it had put up for sale facilities across the city.

Almost 500 jobs are to be lost at Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier in Northern Ireland.

Much-criticised changes to the One Parent Family Payment resulted in a fall in income of between 1% and 2% for employed lone parents compared to the previous level of benefits, making employment slightly less attractive.

Almost 100 workers at a car components company are facing redundancy, it was announced tonight.

Thousands of workers at Belfast aerospace company Shorts began an all-out strike today.